Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such "country wakes" could last for days. Shelby Lee Adams Esther Renee Adams was born on her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SWANNANOA, N.C. (WGHP) – A small business in ...

This video shares words from the old Appalachian dialect and mountain sayings passed down through generations in the Appalachian Mountains. These are real words used in the hills and hollers of ...

Chef Ashleigh Shanti, along with 12 other “Top Chef” alumni, received coveted recognition from the James Beard Foundation last week. Shanti was nominated for Best Chef: Southeast — which includes ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Argues that since the conception of Appalachia as a distinctly different region from the rest of the South and the United States, the foods ...